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Question 1 of 25

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312 Cloud described as 'a transparent whitish veil of fibrous or smooth appearance totally or partly covering the sky producing a halo phenomenon', indicates:

Select one of the following:

O cirrostratus.
O altostratus.
O castellanus.
O cumulonimbus

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

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313 As a parcel of air rises, it cools by the process of:

Select one of the following:

O adiabatic expansion.
O expulsion of long-wave radiation.
O conductive mixing.
O freezing

Explanation

Question 3 of 25

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314 The passage of a cold front means that the pressure:

Select one of the following:

O rises
O falls
O remains steady
O depends on humidity

Explanation

Question 4 of 25

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316 The heat energy required to change state, but not temperature, is called:

Select one of the following:

O latent heat.
O transient heat.
O specific heat.
O melting heat

Explanation

Question 5 of 25

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317 [Fig.16] When is advection fog most likely to form?

Select one of the following:

O When warm, moist air moves across a cold land surface and is cooled below its dewpoint temperature.
O When warm, moist air moves across a warm sea surface and is cooled to saturation.
O When dry, warm air moves across a cold sea causing evaporation and consequently condensation.
O None of those

Explanation

Question 6 of 25

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318 When a wind changes direction from northly to north-westerly, it is said to have:

Select one of the following:

O backed in either hemisphere
O backed in the northern hemisphere and veered in the southern hemisphere.
O veered in either hemisphere.
O veered in the northern hemisphere and backed in the southern hemisphere.

Explanation

Question 7 of 25

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319 You depart from aerodrome of Kastelorizo (LGKJ), (situated 474 feet above mean sea level (AMSL) with a QNH of 1011 hpa set on the altimeter subscale. The flight is conducted towards an area of low pressure and you fail to update the subscale setting (due to being non-radio). You anticipate a visual landing at the aero¬drome οf Kasteli(LGTL). What will the altimeter read when the aircraft lands at the destination aerodrome, which has an elevation of 1180 feet AMSL, if the QNH is 994 hpa?

Select one of the following:

O 1690
O 1750
O 950
O 1197

Explanation

Question 8 of 25

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320 Density will be low when the:

Select one of the following:

O pressure is low and temperature is high.
O pressure is low and temperature is low.
O pressure is high and temperature is high.
O pressure is high and temperature is low

Explanation

Question 9 of 25

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321 A cumulonimbus with an anvil, signifies that the thunderstorm is in the:

Select one of the following:

O decaying stage.
O cumulus stage.
O mature stage.
O none of those.

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

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322 The force that causes a parcel of air to start moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called the:

Select one of the following:

O pressure gradient force.
O Coriolis force.
O gradient force.
O centrifugal force

Explanation

Question 11 of 25

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323 If maritime air is heated from below, as it moves from its source region, it is likely to become:

Select one of the following:

O unstable.
O conditionally unstable.
O stable.
O none of those.

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

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324 The rate of decrease of temperature in rising saturated air is less than for rising unsaturated air. Why is this the case?

Select one of the following:

O Latent heat is released during the condensation process, and therefore warms the surrounding air, reducing the rate of temperature decrease.
O Saturated air rises more slowly, with a resultant decrease in the rate of cooling.
O Saturated air resists mixing with the cooler upper air.
O Saturated air is more dence

Explanation

Question 13 of 25

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325 The temperature at 10,000 feet above mean sea level (AMSL) in the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) should be:

Select one of the following:

O -5°C.
O -10°C.
O -15°C.
O d -20?C

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

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326 The heating of the atmosphere is caused by:

Select one of the following:

O long-wave radiation from the surface of the Earth.
O reflected radiation from the Earth's surface.
O direct short-wave radiation from the Sun.
O the latent heat of the water vapor

Explanation

Question 15 of 25

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327 The determined surface temperature is +13°C and at 4000 feet it is +6°C. The state of the atmosphere may be described as:

Select one of the following:

O conditionally unstable.
O unstable.
O stable.
O neutrally stable

Explanation

Question 16 of 25

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328 The amount of water vapour that air can hold is determined by its:

Select one of the following:

O temperature.
O density.
O pressure.
O dew point

Explanation

Question 17 of 25

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329 The approximate height (AMSL) of the tropopause in the 'average' ISA is:

Select one of the following:

O 36,000 feet.
O 24,000 feet.
O 60,000 feet.
O 11,000 feet

Explanation

Question 18 of 25

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330 A powerful wind over a mountain range which causes rotor cloud and strong downdraughts, may be marked by:

Select one of the following:

O lenticularis.
O stratus.
O cumulus.
O cumulonimbus

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

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331 Given a surface temperature of +22°C and a dewpoint of +10°C, at approxi¬mately what height is the base of any cumuliform cloud likely to be?

Select one of the following:

O 5000 feet.
O 3500 feet.
O 2500 feet.
O 3000 feet

Explanation

Question 20 of 25

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332 Which of the following never appear in a TAF?

Select one of the following:

O Both, temperature/dew pt and QNH.
O Temperature/dewpoint.
O QNH.
O wind

Explanation

Question 21 of 25

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333 The stability of the atmosphere is likely to be reduced when:

Select one of the following:

O it is warmed from below.
O water vapour is removed from it.
O it is cooled from below.
O it is warmed from upper

Explanation

Question 22 of 25

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334 What does the following illustration depict?
(See Fig.33)

Select one of the following:

O A cold occlusion.
O A warm occlusion.
O A warm front
O A cold front

Explanation

Question 23 of 25

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335 In the international Standard Atmoshere the mean sea level pressure equates to:

Select one of the following:

O 29.92 inches of mercury.
O 14.7 grammes per square inch.
O 1225 hPa
O 1021 hPa

Explanation

Question 24 of 25

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336 The Katabatic wind is:

Select one of the following:

O much stronger than the Anabatic wind.
O much weaker than the Anabatic wind.
O approximately the same strength as the Anabatic wind.
O none of those

Explanation

Question 25 of 25

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337 As a warm front passes, the weather gradually becomes:

Select one of the following:

O moderate continuous rain changing to intermittent slight drizzle
O moderate continuous rain changing to rain showers.
O slight showers changing to moderate continuous drizzle.
O none of those

Explanation